Adelpha fessonia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Adelpha
- Species
- Adelpha fessonia
- Scientific Name
- Adelpha fessonia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Adelpha fessonia
Adelpha fessonia, the band-celled sister or Mexican sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Panama north through Central America to Mexico. It is a periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
The wingspan is 56–70 mm.
Larvae in Texas and northeastern Mexico feed on Celtis lindheimeri. Adults feed on nectar from flowers such as Cordia, Croton, and Baccharis. They also feed on decaying fruit.
...Adelpha fessonia in languages:
- English
- Band-celled Sister
- French
- Soeur Fessonia
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Parent Taxon
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- Adelpha lamasi
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- Adelpha leucophthalma
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- Adelpha lycorias
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- Adelpha melanthe
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